School profile
The Acorn School
Church Street, Nailsworth, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 0BP
Overview
The Acorn School is an independent school (other independent school) in Stroud, South West, for pupils aged 6–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Other independent school
- Establishment group
- Independent schools
- Age range
- Ages 6–18
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- School capacity
- 123
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- URN
- 115808
Admissions
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
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Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 23 May 2023 · Published 12 July 2023
Original education inspection framework (non-association independent schools)
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding was effective
- Yes
- Sixth form provision (where applicable)
- Outstanding
Independent school standards
A regulatory check against the standards independent schools must meet. It is separate from Ofsted's inspection judgements and is not a rating.
Overall compliance
All standards met
Complies with its registration agreement.
Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Church Street, Nailsworth, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 0BP
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
Inspection
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- Ofsted
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